Box Hill Results 2024
Final Results
Individual Results
Individual results (all) – pdf
Interactive results – including splits
Team Results
Team results – including counting runners
Race Director’s Report
Despite a late change to the route due to National Trust forestry works, the 42nd edition of the Box Hill Fell Race covered broadly the same distance as last year’s race and was again blessed by perfect crisp sunny winter conditions. The race start was delayed slightly but got underway at 11:03, with the field dashing up the Old Military Road on their way to the Box Hill trig point and the steep grassy descent beyond.
The men’s competition saw an arguably faster field than last year, with more runners ducking under the hour mark, but similar faces at the front as all of last year’s top 5 finishers returned and again finished in the top 5. There were some changes in position but the race was once again won by Kent AC’s Maximilian Nicholls, his third consecutive victory in this event but not quite surpassing his course record time of 48:42 from last year. Joseph Morwood of St George’s Hospital AC again took 2nd , coming in a little over a minute later. Competition for the next 3 places was closer but Headington Road Runner’s Matthieu Marshall came out on top in the battle for 3rd, besting his 5th place finish from last year.
In the women’s competition, Suzy Whatmough of Ranelagh Harriers achieved a 2nd win in two years, coming home nearly 30 seconds clear of her nearest rival, St George’s Hospital AC’s Jennifer Nandi, followed by another former winner, Elizabeth Leason of Runnymede Runners. Thanks to improved course marking, there was no repeat of last year’s issues around runners going off-course (albeit not affecting results), so Suzy’s win also secured her the women’s course record.
It’s great to see that this race, one of the few FRA events in the Southeast of England, remains as popular as ever – entries for this year’s event sold out in under 40 minutes – and well-supported by a number of clubs in the region and beyond. London’s Serpentine Running Club again secured the men’s team competition ahead of Cambridge Harriers in 2nd and Ranelagh Harriers in 3rd . The women’s team competition was fiercely fought, with St George’s Hospital, Ranelagh Harriers and Wimbledon Windmilers all with three scoring runners in the top 20. It was St George’s Hospital who ultimately came out on top, with two top 10 finishers providing enough to earn them the team win over Ranelagh in 2nd and Wimbledon 3rd.
Harold Wyber